Comments on Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicideTypePad2010-10-01T10:22:01ZMiami Heraldhttp://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2010/10/campus-pride-openly-gay-johnson-wales-student-raymond-chase-commits-suicide/comments/atom.xml/sherry commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2015391bae666970b2011-09-19T20:04:44Z2011-09-19T20:04:44ZsherryI do understand why people have to be so mean to other people. Love is love. So called, Christians-God said...<p>I do understand why people have to be so mean to other people. Love is love. So called, Christians-God said to &quot;Love one another, as thy self&quot;. He did not say to pick and choose who you love. Love is love. People are born with genetic anomolies and this world tries to change them into male or female. It is time to accept that there is more in this world besides male and female-There is a third sex which is neither male or female. It is transgender and surgeons should leave them alone until they are old enough to decide what change if any they want to make. It would save so many teenagers from sexual identity crisis.</p>writing services review commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20147e1898fb7970b2011-01-13T14:08:08Z2011-01-13T14:08:08Zwriting services reviewhttp://www.customessaywritingservices.com/reviews/kevin, I agree. All these churches are just horrible. I'd ban them if I could<p>kevin, I agree. All these churches are just horrible. I&#39;d ban them if I could</p>mel commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20148c7824507970c2011-01-11T15:08:04Z2011-01-11T15:08:04Zmelpeople who r part of the LGBT community are people 2. no1 deserves 2 b hated. every1 thinks that these...<p>people who r part of the LGBT community are people 2. no1 deserves 2 b hated. every1 thinks that these &quot;gay&quot; jokes r just jokes. they aren&#39;t jokes when lives r taken. Every1 deserves 2 live. Love doesn&#39;t have 2 be a man and a woman. it can be a man and a man in love or a woman and a woman in love. its love not a stero-type. I stongly support LGBT students and people. I am part of the LGBT community and i dont care who knows im happy and safe and all the other people should feel safe and happy too...</p>numol commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20148c7302c7e970c2010-12-31T04:20:34Z2010-12-31T04:20:34Znumolhttp://numol.livejournal.com@Xiggy: To say that these teenagers all killed themselves because they wanted attention... what the hell, what makes you think...<p>@Xiggy: To say that these teenagers all killed themselves because they wanted attention... what the hell, what makes you think that? What makes that reason any more likely than &quot;harassment and feeling unsafe&quot;?</p>
<p>And understand that being told that their sexual orientation is &quot;sinful&quot; is a major aspect of the hostility directed at gay youths (polysexual and pansexual youths, too). And that sounds like a pretty homophobic attitude to me, and it certainly supports hetero privilege.</p>Xiggy commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20134882c45a1970c2010-10-13T23:16:37Z2010-10-13T23:16:37ZXiggybefore i start let me say i am not homophobic but i do not think that the homosexual lifestyle is...<p>before i start let me say i am not homophobic but i do not think that the homosexual lifestyle is the right one. I would like to say how nobody was bringing this up as an issue until all these suicides began. Teachers were told by most of the kids parents that bullying was an issue. Shame on them. Now there are celebrity support for this issue. my problem however is the fact that these people find suicide as a way out. Suicide is for the weak i dont care what everyone is going to say to me but the only reasons these people are killing themselves is to GET ATTENTION! im gunna get ripped but i dont care. The reason you have all of these gay suicides is because two or three people did it and then they thought if they did it people would feel sorry for them and care about this issue. Fact is people did care, but they were to afraid to do anything about it. Gay people stop killing yourselves and people bullying them go to hell. It says in the bible that homosexuality is a sin but it also says to LOVE everybody. Throughout history all there has been is hate from War, Slavery, and now to Gays. Just learn to love.</p>cynthia commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20134880f4d65970c2010-10-08T19:24:18Z2010-10-08T19:24:18Zcynthia If you are thinking of killing yourself. Please seek help from a caring professional. While there is suffering and pain...<p>If you are thinking of killing yourself. Please seek help from a caring professional. While there is suffering and pain in this world and in your life there is hope. We need you. There are other answers than suicide. Reach out to a safe person and ask for help. One suicide is a treasure lost to this world. Your life matters to us. Call 1-800-273-TALK if you are thinking of killing yourself. Take Care, </p>Daniel commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20133f4ecf341970b2010-10-08T08:38:23Z2010-10-08T08:38:23ZDanielI can hear a thousand voices calling out "If those kids had just had the Word of God shoved down...<p>I can hear a thousand voices calling out &quot;If those kids had just had the Word of God shoved down their throats then they would have known the hell they were sending themselves to. Let them burn - it&#39;s what perverts deserve.&quot; We&#39;ve been hearing that since the Bible was canonised as a book. This world is never going to care, it&#39;s all useless as long as the institutions rule the world which they always will if 2000 years of Christianised history is anything to go by. Sometimes suicide is an answer. Overall things are getting worse, not better.</p>kevin commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487f8515f970c2010-10-04T23:35:24Z2010-10-04T23:35:24Zkevinhttp://gmail.comIt should be no surprise of the high suicide rate among LGBT kids with all the hate coming out of...<p>It should be no surprise of the high suicide rate among LGBT kids with all the hate coming out of churches across the country. Just look at the hate coming out of New Birth church in Atlanta lead by Bishop Eddie Long sexually moslesting 16 year old boys.</p>Kristin commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487f7886d970c2010-10-04T20:44:28Z2010-10-04T20:44:28ZKristinhttp://secondwindcoach.blogspot.comWhen I was in University as an organizer with the campus Queer club we received death threats on our phone...<p>When I was in University as an organizer with the campus Queer club we received death threats on our phone mail after we put up posters for an event we were holding. </p>
<p>All sorts of kids are bullied and we need to reach out to and protect all of them but that doesn&#39;t erase the fact that LGBT kids are bullied, addicted, and suicidal at an alarmingly higher rate.</p>
<p>If you truly want to see the suicide rate drop then we need to openly address the realities of kids facing daily harassment, and sometimes outright violence, simply for being who they are.</p>Stephen commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487efc49a970c2010-10-03T13:44:11Z2010-10-03T13:44:11ZStephen"imaginary persecutors" They're not imaginary, Rowan. Try walking a day in their shoes before you next spout off about something...<p>&quot;imaginary persecutors&quot;</p>
<p>They&#39;re not imaginary, Rowan. Try walking a day in their shoes before you next spout off about something that you have zero experience with ...</p>Rowan commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487e82887970c2010-10-01T23:50:22Z2010-10-01T23:50:22ZRowanHonestly, I bet tons of STRAIGHT students would answer those surveys the same way. Feeling alienated and insecure is pretty...<p>Honestly, I bet tons of STRAIGHT students would answer those surveys the same way. Feeling alienated and insecure is pretty common among young adults, regardless of orientation. I don&#39;t think the answer is pointing fingers at some imaginary persecutors when this is a more universal problem.</p>John commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487e7d1d5970c2010-10-01T22:16:18Z2010-10-01T22:16:18ZJohn@BobN - That was just the first link I pulled up. I didn't have a hidden agenda. I'm certain that...<p>@BobN - That was just the first link I pulled up. I didn&#39;t have a hidden agenda. I&#39;m certain that there are other stats that *include* suicides within the LGBT community which you are free to make available in the comments. My understanding is that the percentage ratios are pretty high even if the total numbers are low in comparison to the general breakdowns most stats provide.</p>
<p>The only point I&#39;m making is that my heart goes out to all those who reach this point in their lives. It must be a terribly lonely place to be.<br />
</p>Pete commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20133f4c7d07b970b2010-10-01T21:58:25Z2010-10-01T21:58:25ZPete "I mean, you either care about people or you don't" sounds like you don't care about the gay ones to...<p>&quot;I mean, you either care about people or you don&#39;t&quot;</p>
<p>sounds like you don&#39;t care about the gay ones to me, buddy.</p>BobN commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487e7aa2a970c2010-10-01T21:43:27Z2010-10-01T21:43:27ZBobN"Some stats here" Those state break down suicides in a lot of way which apparently do matter: age, race, sex....<p>&quot;Some stats here&quot;</p>
<p>Those state break down suicides in a lot of way which apparently do matter: age, race, sex.</p>
<p>Notice what&#39;s missing?</p>John commented on 'Campus Pride: Openly gay Johnson & Wales student Raymond Chase commits suicide'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013487e7384d970c2010-10-01T20:09:37Z2010-10-01T20:09:37ZJohn"The suicide of this openly gay young man is for reasons currently unknown; however, the recent pattern of LGBT youth...<p>&quot;The suicide of this openly gay young man is for reasons currently unknown; however, the recent pattern of LGBT youth suicides is cause for grave concern,”</p>
<p>I think the response here is pretty selfish and self-serving. The reasons right now are unknown and may not be associated with the young man&#39;s sexual orientation.</p>
<p>The point I&#39;m making here is that teen suicide rate is very high in general and isn&#39;t limited to just the gay community. When you begin to focus on specific groups - YOU become part of the problem because YOU are essentially saying that nobody else matters.</p>
<p>Some stats here: <a href="http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html</a></p>
<p>If you can&#39;t care enough to write about suicide rates in general among all groups (including the elderly), about an often callous society (behavior that is reinforced from a very young age) - then the hypocrisy of your words are lost on no one. I mean, you either care about people or you don&#39;t.</p>